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Council-owned CCTV systems across Scotland are being switched off to save money

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Vital CCTV systems in Scotland, which are currently used for cracking serious crimes and tracing missing people, are likely to be switched off as local councils struggle with the effect of budget cuts, a recent news report has been able to suggest. Two councils, Midlothian and Inverclyde, have already put forward plans to ditch cameras, […]

Facial recognition CCTV technology could be deployed as part of surveillance network revamp in New Zealand city

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Facial recognition CCTV technology is being considered as an upgrade option for a revamped surveillance system that’s could be deployed across Nelson City in New Zealand, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Nelson City Council’s community services committee has voted to tender a new contract for the close-circuit […]

CCTV Surveillance Cameras’ market set for very strong growth until 2025

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The CCTV surveillance cameras’ market is set to record a very strong level of growth until 2025, with the rising threat to public security due to criminal and terrorist attacks being considered the main driver for growth, a recent market research report has been able to suggest. The paper points out that the demand for […]

CCTV systems are becoming more than just surveillance tools in the hotel business

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The role of CCTV surveillance systems in the hospitality sector is slowly moving away from just security and crime-prevention and towards a very valuable tool capable of providing very important insights into customers’ behaviour, experts have argued. By their very nature, CCTV systems capture a wealth of footage and data with the potential to offer […]

Rapid deployment CCTV systems can help prevent anti-social behaviour on derelict sites

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Rapid deployment CCTV systems are the perfect solution to enforcing a superior level of security on derelict sites and prevent potentially dangerous anti-social behaviour, the type of which has recently affected a derelict Blackburn factory. Blackburn with Darwen council say steps to prevent further problems at the former plastics site on Paterson street are currently […]

Face Detection and Intelligent Video Analysis among the most important developments in video surveillance technologies

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Face detection (or facial recognition) and intelligent video analysis are among the most important developments in video surveillance technologies over the past few years, experts believe. Face detection is a technology which identifies human faces by comparing captured images against an image data bank or watch list of known/wanted individuals by identifying the key features […]

Local council considers making CCTV systems in taxis mandatory

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A local council is considering making CCTV systems mandatory for all taxis in its area, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Sandwell Council is considering implementing this new rule by next June following a review of the local authority’s private hire and Hackney carriage licensing policy. Though a […]

New CCTV surveillance system with facial recognition functionality to help trace missing people faster

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A police force is considering deploying a ‘regional CCTV system’ to help trace vulnerable missing people more effectively using state-of-the-art technology including facial recognition access control. West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson has approved Home Office funding for a £106,000 feasibility study to look at a regional ‘interoperability CCTV’ system. Under the current […]

CCTV surveillance system enables local residents to create “Australia’s safest street”

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Local residents in a Melbourne neighbourhood have joined forced to install a full-coverage CCTV surveillance system, thereby creating what they consider to be “Australia’s safest street”, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. Residents of Teatree Street in Diggers Rest have put together a network that provides constant coverage […]

Plans put forward for installing a CCTV surveillance system in Shepshed town centre

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Plans for installing five CCTV surveillance cameras in Shepshed town centre have been put forward by a sub-committee, who has proposed that the majority of money left over from a Charnwood Borough Council grant be used to fund video surveillance, a news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Shepshed Town Team […]